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Terms and conditions of visiting the National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk

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Implementation of the Terms and Conditions of visiting the National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk (hereinafter referred to as the Terms and Conditions) is to describe the rules that will allow our Guests to peacefully and safely visit provided exposition. These Terms and Conditions apply in all branches of the National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk (hereinafter referred to as the Museum).

The Museum is open to visitors in the hours and days listed on the website www.nmm.pl and information boards, located at the entrances to the branches of the Museum.

Visiting the exhibition rooms is based on entrance tickets purchased in the Museum ticket office in accordance with applicable current price list available on the website www.nmm.pl and in the Museum ticket office.

Purchasing the entrance ticket constitutes acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.

Ticket offices in the branches of the Museum are closed at the time specified on the website www.nmm.pl and on the information boards located in every branch.

Visiting exhibition rooms is held during the opening hours of the Museum.

Exhibition rooms can be (partially or entirely) temporarily exempted from the visit (e.g. during exhibitions modernization, halls renovation or organization of events, etc.).

Visitors are obliged to leave backpacks, bags, suitcases, umbrellas and outerwear in the cloakroom or in the deposit lockers.

Visitors are obliged to collect things left in the cloakroom or deposit lockers before Museum closing time.

For safety reasons, do not leave in the Museum any objects unattended outside cloakroom and deposit lockers.

Museum facilities are protected and monitored using TV surveillance.

Bikesare not allowed in the Museum facilities.

Children under 13 can visit the Museum only under adult supervision.

Guardians are responsible for their wards throughout the Museum as well as damages as a result of their behavior resulting from damage or destruction of exhibits, equipment and other items in the Museum.

In a case of damage caused by a visitor or a person who is under his care, he shall be liable materially in the amount determined by the Museum.

A visitor in the Museum should behave in a way that does not distort the comfort of other visitors.

On the grounds of the Museum is prohibited:

touching the exhibits - with the exception of interactive stands, in accordance with the instructions of the stands;

eating and drinking in the exhibition rooms;

smoking (including e-cigarettes) and using of other stimulants;

being intoxicated and under the influence of other intoxicants;

bringing animals (not applicable to guide dogs);

bringing items that can be dangerous for other people or exhibits in exhibition rooms (e.g. weapons, sharp objects, open fire);

entering spaces located outside sightseeing route;

using mobile phones in a way that distorts the comfort of the visitors nearby;

professional photographing and filming - it is possible to take photos and make amateur movies for personal use for free, without flash and tripod (director of the Museum may indicate an exhibition or part of it subject to a total ban on photographing and filming;

professional photographing and filming requires special permission from the director of the Museum;

political campaigning, canvassing and marketing actions by visitors (e.g. handing out leaflets of political content).

Visitors are obliged to obey:

commands of a Museum employee in relation to the applicable safety regulations and law enforcement, including the directions of sightseeing and limit of number of visitors staying at the same time at the facility,

instructions of use of exhibition stands.

In a case of a fire alarm announcements, visitors are required to strictly comply with the orders of the persons in charge of the evacuation and immediately leave the Museum facility on designated routes and through emergency exits.

A Museum guard and the other security staff are authorized to intervene to prevent the effects of adverse events.

These Terms and Conditions constitute for the Museum staff the basis to enforce the principles contained in there.

In the event of non-compliance with the Terms and Regulations and generally accepted rules of behaviour in public spaces a person who infringes the principles set out in the Terms and Conditions will be reprimanded by a Museum employee, and in the event of further failure to comply with the above rules will be forcibly removed from the Museum without the possibility of obtaining a refund for a ticket.

Terms and Conditions come into force on the date of signature by the Director of the Museum and are available on the website www.nmm.pl and in Museum ticket offices.